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1、语言学教程重难点学习提示第一章语言的性质语言的定义：语言的基本特征（任意性、二重性、多产性、移位、文化传递和互换性）；语言的功能（寒暄、指令、提供信息、询问、表达主观感情、唤起对方的感情和言语行为）；语言的起源（神授说，人造说，进化说）等。第二章语言学语言学定义；研究语言的四大原则（穷尽、一致、简洁、客观）；语言学的基本概念（口语与书面语、共时与历时、语言与言学、语言能力与言行运用、语言潜势与语言行为）；普通语言学的分支（语音、音位、语法、句法、语义）；语言学的应用（语言学与语言教学、语言与社会、语言与文字、语言与心理学、人类语言学、神经语言学、数理语言学、计算语言学）等。第三章语音学发音器官
2、的英文名称；英语辅音的发音部位和发音方法；语音学的定义；发音语音学；听觉语音学；声学语音学；元音及辅音的分类；严式与宽式标音等。第四章音位学音位理论；最小对立体；自由变异；互补分布；语音的相似性；区别性特征；超语段音位学；音节；重音（词重音、句子重音、音高和语调）等。第五章词法学词法的定义；曲折词与派生词；构词法（合成与派生）；词素的定义；词素变体；自由词素；粘着词素（词根，词缀和词干）等。第六章词汇学词的定义；语法词与词汇词；变词与不变词；封闭词与开放词；词的辨认；习语与搭配。第七章句法句法的定义；句法关系；结构；成分；直接成分分析法；并列结构与从属结构；句子成分；范畴（性，数，格）；一致；
3、短语，从句，句子扩展等。第八章语义学语义的定义；语义的有关理论；意义种类（传统、功能、语用）；里奇的语义分类；词汇意义关系（同义、反义、下义）；句子语义关系。第九章语言变化语言的发展变化（词汇变化、语音书写文字、语法变化、语义变化）；第十章语言、思维与文化语言与文化的定义；萨丕尔-沃夫假说；语言与思维的关系；语言与文化的关系；中西文化的异同。第十一章语用学语用学的定义；语义学与语用学的区别；语境与意义；言语行为理论（言内行为、言外行为和言后行为）；合作原则。1.1.What is language?“Language is system of arbitrary vocal symbols u
4、sed for human communication.It is a system,since linguistic elements are arranged systematically,rather than randomly.Arbitrary,in the sense that there is usually no intrinsic connection between a work(like“book”)and the object it 名师资料总结-精品资料欢迎下载-名师精心整理-第 1 页，共 45 页 -refers to.This explains and is e
5、xplained by the fact that different languages have different“books”:“book”in English,“livre”in French,in Japanese,in Chinese,“check”in Korean.It is symbolic,because words are associated with objects,actions,ideas etc.by nothing but convention.Namely,people use the sounds or vocal forms to symbolize
6、what they wish to refer to.It is vocal,because sound or speech is the primary medium for all human languages,developed or“new”.Writing systems came much later than the spoken forms.The fact that small children learn and can only learn to speak(and listen)before they write(and read)also indicates tha
7、t language is primarily vocal,rather than written.The term“human”in the definition is meant to specify that language is human specific.1.2.What are design features of language?“Design features”here refer to the defining properties of human language that tell the difference between human language and
8、 any system of animal communication.They are arbitrariness,duality,productivity,displacement,cultural transmission and interchangeability 1.3.What is arbitrariness?By“arbitrariness”,we mean there is no logical connection between meanings and sounds(see I.1).A dog might be a pig if only the first per
9、son or group of persons had used it for a pig.Language is therefore largely arbitrary.But language is not absolutely seem to be some sound-meaning association,if we think of echo words,like“bang”,“crash”,“roar”,which are motivated in a certain sense.Secondly,some compounds(words compounded to be one
10、 word)are not entirely arbitrary either.“Type”and“write”are opaque or unmotivated words,while“type-writer”is less so,or more transparent or motivated than the words that make it.So we can say“arbitrariness”is a matter of degree.1.4.What is duality?Lingu ists refer“duality”(of structure)to the fact t
11、hat in all languages so far investigated,one finds two levels of structure or patterning.At the first,higher level,language is analyzed in terms of combinations of meaningful units(such as morphemes,words etc.);at the second,lower level,it is seen as a sequence of segments which lack any meaning in
12、themselves,but which combine to form units of meaning.According to Hu Zhanglin et al.(p.6),language is a system of two sets of structures,one of sounds and the other of meaning.This is important for the workings of language.A small number of semantic units(words),and these units of meaning can be ar
13、ranged and rearranged into an infinite number of sentences(note that we have dictionaries of words,but no dictionary of sentences!).Duality makes it possible for a person to talk about anything within his knowledge.No animal communication system enjoys this duality,or even approaches this honour.名师资
14、料总结-精品资料欢迎下载-名师精心整理-第 2 页，共 45 页 -1.5.What is productivity?Productivity refers to the ability to the ability to construct and understand an indefinitely large number of sentences in one?s native language,including those that has never heard before,but that are appropriate to the speaking situation.N
15、o one has ever said or heard“A red-eyed elephant is dancing on the small hotel bed with an African gibbon”,but he can say it when necessary,and he can understand it in right register.Different from artistic creativity,though,productivity never goes outside the language,thus also called“rule-bound cr
16、eativity”(by N.Chomsky).1.6.What is displacement?“Displacement”,as one of the design features of the human language,refers to the fact that one can talk about things that are not present,as easily as he does things present.In other words,one can refer to real and unreal things,things of the past,of
17、the present,of the future.Language itself can be talked about too.When a man,for example,is crying to a woman,about something,it might be something that had occurred,or something that is occurring,or something that is to occur.When a dog is barking,however,you can decide it is barking for something
18、or at someone that exists now and there.It couldn?t be bow-wowing sorrowfully for dome lost love or a bone to be lost.The bee?s system,nonetheless,has a small share of“displacement”,but it is an unspeakable tiny share.1.7.What is cultural transmission?This means that language is not biologically tra
19、nsmitted from generation to generation,but that the details of the linguistic system must be learned anew by each speaker.It is true that the capacity for language in human beings(N.Chomsky called it“language acquisition device”,or LAD)has a genetic basis,but the particular language a person learns
20、to speak is a cultural one other than a genetic one like the dog?s barking system.If a human being is brought up in isolation he cannot acquire language.The Wolf Child reared by the pack of wolves turned out to speak the wolf?s roaring“tongue”when he was saved.He learned thereafter,with no small dif
21、ficulty,the ABC of a certain human language.1.8.What is interchangeability?Interchangeability means that any human being can be both a producer and a receiver of messages.We can say,and on other occasions can receive and under stand,for example,“Please do something to make me happy.”Though some peop
22、le(including me)suggest that there is sex differentiation in the actual language use,in other words,men and women may say different things,yet in principle there is no sound,or word or sentence that a man can utter and a woman cannot,or vice versa.On the other hand,a person can be the 名师资料总结-精品资料欢迎下
23、载-名师精心整理-第 3 页，共 45 页 -speaker while the other person is the listener and as the turn moves on to the listener,he can be the speaker and the first speaker is to listen.It is turn-taking that makes social communication possible and acceptable.Some male birds,however,utter some calls which females do
24、not(or cannot?),and certain kinds of fish have similar haps mentionable.When a dog barks,all the neighbouring dogs bark.Then people around can hardly tell which dog(dogs)is(are0“speaking”and which listening.1.9.Why do linguists say language is human specific?First of all,human language has six“desig
25、n features”which animal communication systems do not have,at least not in the true sense of them(see I.2-8).Let?s borrow C.F.Hocket?s Chart that compares human language with some animals?systems,from Wang Gang(1998,p.8).Secondly,linguists have done a lot trying to teach animals such as chimpanzees t
26、o speak a human language but have achieved nothing inspiring.Washoe,a female chimpanzee,was brought up like a human child by Beatnice and Alan Gardner.She was taught“American sign Language”,and learned a little that made the teachers happy but did mot make the linguistics circle happy,for few believ
27、ed in teaching chimpanzees.Thirdly,a human child reared among animals cannot speak a human language,not even when he is taken back and taught to lo to so(see the“Wolf Child”in I.7)1.10.What functions does language have?Language has at least seven functions:phatic,directive,Informative,interrogative,
28、expressive,evocative and performative.According to Wang Gang(1988,p.11),language has three main functions:a tool of communication,a tool whereby people learn about the world,and a tool by which people learn about the world,and a tool by which people create art.M.A.K.Halliday,representative of the Lo
29、ndon school,recognizes three“Macro-Functions”:ideational,interpersonal and textual(see!.11-17;see HU Zhuanglin et al.,pp10-13,pp394-396).1.11What is the phatic function?The“phatic function”refers to language being used for setting up a certain atmosphere or maintaining social contacts(rather than fo
30、r exchanging information or ideas).Greetings,farewells,and comments on the weather in English and on clothing in Chinese all serve this function.Much of the phatic language(e.g.“How are you?”“Fine,thanks.”)is insincere if taken literally,but it is important.If you dont say“Hello”to a friend you meet
31、,or if you don?t answer his“Hi”,you ruin your friendship.1.12.What is the directive function?The“directive function”means that language may be used to get the hearer to do something.Most imperative sentences perform this function,e.g.,“Tell me 名师资料总结-精品资料欢迎下载-名师精心整理-第 4 页，共 45 页 -the result when you
32、 finish.”Other syntactic structures or sentences of other sorts can,according to J.Austin and J.Searle?s“indrect speech act theory”(see Hu Zhuanglin et al.,pp271-278)at least,serve the purpose of direction too,e.g.,“If I were you,I would have blushed to the bottom of my ears!”1.13.What is the inform
33、ative function?Language serves an“informational function”when used to tell something,characterized by the use of declarative sentences.Informative statements are often labelled as true(truth)or false(falsehood).According to P.Grice?s“Cooperative Principle”(see Hu Zhuanglin et al.,pp282-283),one ough
34、t not to violate the“Maxim of Quality”,when he is informing at all.1.14.What is the interrogative function?When language is used to obtain information,it serves an“interrogative function”.This includes all questions that expect replies,statements,imperatives etc.,according to the“indirect speech act
35、 theory”,may have this function as well,e.g.,“I?d like to know you better.”This may bring forth a lot of personal information.Note that rhetorical questions make an exception,since they demand no answer,at least not the reader?s/listener?s answer.1.15.What is the expressive function?The“expressive f
36、unction”is the use of language to reveal something about the feelings or attitudes of the speaker.Subconscious emotional ejaculations are good examples,like“Good heavens!”“My God!”Sentences like“I?m sorry about the delay”can serve as good examples too,though in a subtle way.While language is used fo
37、r the informative function to pass judgement on the truth or falsehood of statements,language used for the expressive function evaluates,appraises or asserts the speaker?s own attitudes.1.16.What is the evocative function?The“evocative function”is the use of language to create certain feelings in th
38、e hearer.Its aim is,for example,to amuse,startle,antagonize,soothe,worry or please.Jokes(not practical jokes,though)are supposed to amuse or entertain the listener;advertising to urge customers to purchase certain commodities;propaganda to influence public opinion.Obviously,the expressive and the ev
39、ocative functions often go together,i.e.,you may express,for example,your personal feelings about a political issue but end up by evoking the same feeling in,or imposing it on,your listener.That?s also the case with the other way round.1.17.What is the performative function?This means people speak t
40、o“do things”or perform actions.On certain occasions the utterance itself as an action is more important than what words or sounds constitute the uttered sentence.When asked if a third Yangtze 名师资料总结-精品资料欢迎下载-名师精心整理-第 5 页，共 45 页 -bridge ought to be built in Wuhan,the mayor may say“OK”,which means mor
41、e than speech,and more than an average social individual may do for the construction.The judge?s imprisonment sentence,the president?s war or independence declaration,etc.,are performatives as well(see J.Austin?s speech Act Theory,Hu Zhuanglin,ecal.,pp271-278).1.18.What is linguistics?“Linguistics”i
42、s the scientific study of language.It studies not just one language of any one society,but the language of all human beings.A linguist,though,does not have to know and use a large number of languages,but to investigate how each language is constructed.He is also concerned with how a language varies
43、from dialect to dialect,from class to class,how it changes from century to century,how children acquire their mother tongue,and perhaps how a person learns or should learn a foreign language.In short,linguistics studies the general principles whereupon all human languages are constructed and operate
44、 as systems of communication in their societies or communities(see Hu Zhuanglin et al.,pp20-22)1.19.What makes linguistics a science?Since linguistics is the scientific study of language,it ought to base itself upon the systematic,investigation of language data which aims at discovering the true nat
45、ure of language and its underlying system.To make sense of the data,a linguist usually has conceived some hypotheses about the language structure,to be checked against the observed or observable facts.In order to make his analysis scientific,a linguist is usually guided by four principles:exhaustive
46、ness,consistency,and objectivity.Exhaustiveness means he should gather all the materials relevant to the study and give them an adequate explanation,in spite of the complicatedness.He is to leave no linguistic“stone”unturned.Consistency means there should be no contradiction between different parts
47、of the total statement.Economy means a linguist should pursue brevity in the analysis when it is possible.Objectivity implies that since some people may be subjective in the study,a linguist should be(or sound at least)objective,matter-of-face,faithful to reality,so that his work constitutes part of
48、 the linguistics research.1.20.What are the major branches of linguistics?The study of language as a whole is often called general linguistics(e.g.Hu Zhuanglin et al.,1988;Wang Gang,1988).But a linguist sometimes is able to deal with only one aspect of language at a time,thus the arise of various br
49、anches:phonetics,phonology,morphology,syntax,semantics,sociolinguistics,applied linguistics,pragmatics,psycholinguistics,lexicology,lexicography,etymology,etc.1.21.What are synchronic and diachronic studies?名师资料总结-精品资料欢迎下载-名师精心整理-第 6 页，共 45 页 -The description of a language at some point of time(as i
50、f it stopped developing)is a synchrony study(synchrony).The description of a language as it changes through time is a diachronic study(diachronic).An essay entitled“On the Use of THE”,for example,may be synchronic,if the author does not recall the past of THE,and it may also be diachronic if he clai